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Cambodia launches digital strategy to boost biz services
The Ministry of Economy and Finance yesterday officially announced the implementation of the ‘Strategy on the Development of Electronic Services for Business 2025–2028’, aimed at enhancing Cambodia’s business environment and better responding to the needs, demands, and aspirations of both citizens and businesses. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501673910/cambodia-launches-digital-strategy-to-boost-biz-services/
Mother Nature activists seek provisional release again; top court to rule April 30
Five jailed activists from the environmental group Mother Nature appeared at the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking provisional release nearly a year after they were sentenced to six to eight years in prison for plotting against the government and insulting the king – charges widely ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/mother-nature-activists-seek-provisional-release-again-top-court-to-rule-april-30/
Labor, political activist Rong Chhun’s home to be seized over incitement fine
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday ordered the seizure of opposition advisor and labor activist Rong Chhun’s assets, including his home, over a contested $100,000 fine linked to a 2021 incitement conviction widely criticized by rights groups. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/labor-political-activist-rong-chhuns-home-to-be-seized-over-incitement-fine/
GDT workshop outlines revenue mobilisation strategies
The Cambodian government has set a goal to exit the group of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) by the end of 2029. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gdt-workshop-outlines-revenue-mobilisation-strategies
Cambodia expresses support for Thai regional tourism initiative, promotes ‘Two Kingdoms, One Destination’ Mechanism
Prime Minister Hun Manet has voiced support for Thailand’s initiative, the “Six Countries, One Destination” mechanism, which is aimed at boosting regional tourism. ...
Koh Kong ecotourism take on plastic waste threat with innovative campaign
Chi Phat, a renowned ecotourism community nestled in the Cardamom Mountains of Koh Kong province, is facing a challenge which it shares with so much of today’s natural world, plastic waste. ...
Digital adoption ‘key’ to building business resilience; highlighted by forum
In a time of significant global political and economic changes, nearly all businesses — especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs) — are facing numerous challenges. ...
iDE project boosts incomes for over 6,000 Cambodian farmers
In the past five years, more than 6,000 farming households in Cambodia, nearly half of them led by women, have seen their incomes soar thanks to iDE Cambodia’s efforts. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ide-project-boosts-incomes-for-over-6-000-cambodian-farmers
Thailand, Cambodia deepen cooperation, address cybercrime and labor issues
Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra strengthened 75 years of diplomatic ties, signing seven cooperation deals on labor, infrastructure, and border development, while also addressing issues like online scams, migrant workers, and security. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/thailand-cambodia-deepen-cooperation-address-cybercrime-and-labor-issues/
U.S. solar tariffs soar amid trade rift, Cambodia denies China proxy role
Cambodia has been hit with a steep tariff of more than 3,500% on its solar cell exports to the U.S. – the highest among Southeast Asian countries – after producers and the government failed to cooperate with a year-long U.S. trade probe now nearing its ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/u-s-solar-tariffs-soar-amid-trade-rift-cambodia-denies-china-proxy-role/
US ‘reciprocal’ tariffs raise alarm over economic uncertainties, supply chain risks
The US proposal to impose a 49% “reciprocal” tariff on Cambodian exports has sparked concerns among industry insiders, as the economy faces the uncertainties they brings to the Kingdom’s key export industries. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/us-reciprocal-tariffs-raise-alarm-over-economic-uncertainties-supply-chain-risks
Commerce ministry preparing ‘special procedures’ for US exports
The Ministry of Commerce issued a statement on the evening of April 23, confirming that Cambodia has been and will continue to strictly implement all international trade measures, obligations and commitments made since becoming a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/commerce-ministry-preparing-special-procedures-for-us-exports
Electronic business service strategy aims to boost ease of investment
Cambodia is making concerted efforts to enhance its ability to attract both domestic and international investors through a series of newly introduced official strategies aimed at encouraging direct investment and partnerships with local businesses. ...
Manet, Paetongtarn pledge stronger anti-crime, military cooperation
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra have jointly announced an agreement to enhance cooperation between the two countries in combating online scams. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/manet-paetongtarn-pledge-stronger-anti-crime-military-cooperation
Cambodian families of dead or missing relatives in Bangkok building collapse continue to wait for compensation
Families of Cambodian migrant workers, believed to be trapped under the rubble of a 30-storey State Audit Office building in Bangkok, following a strong earthquake in Myanmar, still await compensation from Thai authorities. ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/cambodian-families-of-dead-or-missing-relatives-in-bangkok-building-collapse-continue-to-wait-for-compensation/
Insurance payouts up almost one third; industry insiders warn uptake remains low
A senior insurance regulator has described the potential of the Kingdom’s insurance sector, while acknowledging that uptake remains low. ...
Government approves payment guarantees for energy investment projects
A total of 26 electricity energy sector investment projects, funded by 24 investment companies, have received approval from Cambodia’s National Assembly Standing Committee for government payment guarantees. ...
Nearly 100 Cambodian trafficking victims repatriated from China this year
Since the beginning of the year, Chinese authorities have repatriated a total of 98 Cambodian victims of human trafficking – 97 of them women and girls – in 42 cases. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nearly-100-cambodian-trafficking-victims-repatriated-from-china-this-year
Private company commits to 15-day window to remove Tonle Sap dam
A water supply company in Kampong Chhnang town has agreed to remove a roughly 70-meter-long embankment that it constructed in the Tonle Sap Lake. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/private-company-commits-to-15-day-window-to-remove-tonle-sap-dam
Senate president: Citizens enjoy New Year, unconcerned about US tariffs
Senate president Hun Sen remarked that he observed elderly Cambodians joyfully dancing and celebrating during the recent Khmer New Year, showing little concern over recent US tariff hikes, “except for uninformed analysts”. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/senate-president-citizens-enjoy-new-year-unconcerned-about-us-tariffs
US slaps massive tariffs on Southeast Asian solar panels; Cambodia stung 3.5K%
Starting in June, the US will enforce new tariffs — some exceeding 3,500%—on solar panel imports from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-slaps-massive-tariffs-on-southeast-asian-solar-panels-cambodia-stung-3-5k-
PPAP reports significant 29% growth in Q1
The listed-Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) reported an increase in its business operations in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, reflecting the improving economic conditions of the Cambodian economy. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501672008/ppap-reports-significant-29-growth-in-q1/
Cambodia upholds neutrality amid Chinese deals; U.S. affirms it’s not forcing a choice
After Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded his five-day, three-nation Southeast Asia tour in Phnom Penh with 37 new agreements signed, Prime Minister Hun Manet stressed that Cambodia is not taking sides in the ongoing U.S.-China rivalry. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/cambodia-upholds-neutrality-amid-chinese-deals-u-s-affirms-its-not-forcing-a-choice/
Cambodia, China seal $1.1B deal on Funan Techo Canal with 51-49% ownership
The Royal Government Friday unveiled details of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) contract worth $1.156 billion between Cambodian and Chinese companies for the development of the Funan Techo Canal (FTC) project, structured under a 51-49 percent ownership model. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501672019/cambodia-china-seal-1-1b-deal-on-ftc-with-51-49-ownership/